Health
Memorial Day Celebrated Across The Bronx
Memorial Day was formally marked across The Bronx on and in the lead up to Monday, May 26, at various venues and at various events. It comes as the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire tycoon, Elon Musk, cut thousands of positions at the VA across the country, as previously reported in February.
Fordham Heights: Police Appeal for Help Identifying Person following Fatal Shooting
Fordham Manor: One Injured after Residential Fire Breaks out at 2705 Marion Ave
Kingsbridge: Three Hospitalized after Car Flips on Major Deegan Expressway
Kingsbridge Heights: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 15-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing
North Riverdale: Police Appeal for Help Locating 65-Year-Old Man Reported Missing
AOC Leads Reintroduction of Bill to Combat Non-Consensual, Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) led the reintroduction on May 21 of the “Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act” (DEFIANCE Act), bipartisan legislation that would grant survivors the right to take civil action against people who knowingly produce, distribute, solicit and receive or possess, with the intent to distribute nonconsensual, sexually-explicit, digital forgeries.
Gillibrand Announces New Bill Covering Free Childbirth for Families with Private Insurance
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced on Wednesday, May 21, the introduction of her bipartisan bill, “Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act,” bipartisan law that, if passed, would require insurance companies to fully cover the costs associated with childbirth, including labor and delivery and prenatal, neonatal, perinatal, and postpartum care.